AICA Announces Best Show Awards

The U.S. chapter of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA-USA) has announced its annual best show awards. Twenty-four winners and runners-up in 12 categories are recognized from among more than 130 finalists proposed by AICA-USA's 400 members.

Among the recipients are two shows featured in Art in America's March issue: museum exhibitions devoted to Jay DeFeo and Ken Price. The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, at the center of controversy over its finances and possible mergers, wins a prize for its show "Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949-1962." Both awards for best project in a public space go to the Park Avenue Armory.

A special award goes to the Getty for its "Pacific Standard Time" exhibitions.

1. "California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way," Los Angeles County Museum of Arts and Design. Wendy Kaplan and Bobbye Tigerman, curators.2. The Art of Scent: 1889-2012, Museum of Art and Design, New York, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Chandler Burr, curator.

1. "Jay De Feo: A Retrospective," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Dana Miller, curator.2. "Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective," Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Stephanie Barron, curator.

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The U.S. chapter of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA-USA) has announced its annual best show awards. Eighteen winners and runners-up in nine categories are recognized from among... Read more